Its not moving very much but can move its mouth and gills.
2006-10-04 08:33:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Its not my fault I was away and someone was looking after them but didnt realise the heater had stopped!
2006-10-04 08:42:09 · update #1
no why do you ask?
2006-10-04 08:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by emily s 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the heater may not be the cause, but it will be part of the solution. get a new heater if you haven't already and get the water temp back up and add a small amount of aquarium salt. I'm not sure what fish you have so the amount of aquarium salt that is ok is something you will need to research. The people over at about.com in the freshwater aquarium forum are pretty good for this kind of advice. post in the illness section and hopefully a guy named carl will answer, if he doesn't you'll still get really good advice.
2006-10-05 02:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by fish lips 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually caused by poor water conditions. I'd say whoever was watching them didn't clean the tank. Do a water change, and do them every week about 20-30% depending on the amount of fish in the tank.
Buy some MelaFix from the fish store and treat according to the instructions. Can put a little aquarium salt in the tank, if there's no scaleless fish in there-cory cats, plecos, loaches, etc.
2006-10-04 08:55:47 · answer #3 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fin rot is one of the most serious conditions a fish can have, it has got nothing to do with you heater, it is down to dirty water. Do a quarter water change and put treatment in, if it gets worse take the fish out and kill it before it spreads to your other fish. Then treat the water again. Good luck it is a nightmare to get rid of.
2006-10-06 14:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by laura2804uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because of the stress from the temp being too cold. When they are stressed their immune systems cannot fight disease and anything can attack them. Fin rot is pretty serious and you need to act quickly. You need to change 25% of the water and then treat them immediately. I have saved fish before with fin rot but act quickly.
2006-10-04 12:05:44 · answer #5 · answered by Cichlid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever fish are stressed, like when they are exposed to sudden or prolonged temperature drops, they are weakened and more likely to have problems. The lack of a heater doesn't cause the rot but, it does make your fish more susceptible to disease. Replace the heater and treat the water.
2006-10-04 08:48:54 · answer #6 · answered by G1 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A change in temperature will stress the fish and weaken them enough for bacteria to take hold. I also would suggest that he was overfed while you were away. Prepare a large amount of water with one teaspoon of freshwater salt for every five gallons of water and change a small amount of water (10%) every day.
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2006-10-04 09:37:01 · answer #7 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How to diagnose and treat Fin Rot in aquarium fish
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/disease/p/finrot.htm
Fin rot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_rot
2006-10-04 08:39:58 · answer #8 · answered by Karen J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you not understand the word TROPICAL these fish need heat to survive and to ward off diseases. it looks like you may lose this one so before you buy any more have a good read up on how to look after your tank and your fish.
2006-10-04 08:39:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES !!!!!!!! YOU CAN BUY TREATMENTS FOR FIN ROT GO TO THE AQUARIUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-04 08:36:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no way
2006-10-06 01:10:41 · answer #11 · answered by patricia b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋